For many Yup’ik dance groups in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, the pandemic limited their ability to gather together and perform traditional dance. Some groups are just beginning to dance together again ...
Illustrate your stories with a feathery dance fan called a Tegumiaq in the Yup’ik language Molly learns the Seal Dance when she visits a new friend. The Seal Dance is a traditional song and dance ...
At the apex of dance stands -- en pointe -- "Swan Lake." "Nutcracker" may have more familiar music and "Don Quixote" the more spectacular leaps. But when most people think of ballet, lithe (and ...
Quyana is the Yup’ik word for “thank you,” but it takes on a whole new meaning during the Alaska Federation of Natives convention. During the convention’s Quyana Alaska performances, hundreds of ...
Upon hearing a tambourine drum, villagers on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea in the Arctic hurry to the community hall. Dressed in jeans and T-shirts, they begin to dance, accompanied by ...
Lucy helps her grandfather, and her entire community, recall the traditional dance festivals that they used to enjoy before the outsiders came. Includes author's note on the history of traditional ...